Syllabus: Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

Goal

The goal of this course is to introduce the functional areas in collection development and management. This workshop is intended for those who are new to the responsibilities of collection development and management. It begins with an introduction to collection development and management as a specialty in librarianship.

Functional areas addressed are:

Policy, Planning, and Fiscal Management

Collection Development

Collection Management

Collection Analysis

Outreach, Liaison Activities, and Marketing

Trends and the Future of Collection Development and Management.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Describe the range of CDM responsibilities and the required skills and competencies

List the elements in a collection development policy

Write a collection development policy

Explain the importance of collection analysis

Perform one or more types of analysis

Explain outreach and liaison responsibilities and be able to develop a plan to increase your activities in these areas

Structure

The course consists of seven modules. You will be guided through various learning activities, including content presented online (within the course software), suggested supplemental readings (reading lists and links to online resources), offline work on problems and case studies, online chat with other course participants and the instructor/s, and quizzes.